Knossos
Heraklion, Greece
Knossos is the largest Minoan palace on Crete, 5 km south of Heraklion, built from about 1900 BC on a hill that had…
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Palaces, Villas & Baths in Greece
Greece's palaces are Minoan, the courts and storerooms of a Bronze Age civilisation that flourished on Crete from about 2000 BC.
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Phaistos
Faistos, Greece
Phaistos is the second great Minoan palace of Crete, set on a ridge above the Messara plain 62 km south of Heraklion.
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Malia Palace
Malia, Greece
Malia is the third largest Minoan palace on Crete, on the north coast about 40 km east of Heraklion and 3 km from the…
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Knossos, south of Heraklion, is the largest and the only one with painted rooms, the Throne Room and the Grand Staircase, though much of it was rebuilt in concrete by Arthur Evans. Phaistos, above the Messara plain, is unrestored and quieter, with one of the finest views on the island; Malia, near the north-coast resorts, is the easiest to read, with round granaries and giant storage jars. The original frescoes are in the Heraklion museum, so pair it with Knossos and reach the palace at 8 am.